Is it possible to have more than one throttle displayed on the computer screen at one time?? when I switch between throttles, one gets minimized and I would like to have two on the screen at one time when adjusting speeds.?? Appreciate all of the help I have received while trying to learn decoderpro.? Finally feel that I pretty much have it under control!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes... I've seen JMRI on a central control station have 10 throttles opened so one "engineer" was controlling 10 trains parading around a large club layout.

Spotters with FRS radios would call in to speed up or slow down a given train... Odd to my taste, but an example of a lot of open throttles.

Jim Albanowski

I've had as many as 4 open at 1 time with no minimizing under windows 10.

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Paxton58,

Are you talking about multiple throttles on a machine running JMRI? JMRI can have as many Throttle windows as you want! I've had more than 50 on the screen at one time.

Or are you talking about a mobile device running EngineDriver or WiThrottle? That is beyond my knowledge, and will leave that to those who have direct knowledge.

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Billybob

I want multiple throttles on the scree on a vista machine running JMRI.? When I switch from one to the other, the first gets minimized so I cant see it.? What do I need to do?

I'd also add that some laptops have an option where they think they are a
tablet. It then does things like only shows one (or two) windows at a time.
Where that is triggered or controlled always takes some digging around. But
it is part of the preferences for Windows.

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Are you talking about multiple throttles on a machine running JMRI?  JMRI can have as many Throttle windows as you want!

??? OK I have the following, just a programming track.?


A Dell computer.
SPROG IIv3
JMRI 4.13.2

??? I get the message " Only one throttle can be in use at anyone time with the Sprog."

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Jon,

I think that you missed my point - that JMRI _can_ display more than one throttle at a time. Whether it _will_ can be a different story. As you point out, some _DCC system_ limitations can affect JMRI's capabilities, such as the maximum number of throttles which may be opened. Remember that one of the good design decisions of JMRI's developers is that limitations of one DCC system are generally _not_ forced upon users of other DCC system types.

The very first post in this thread revealed that the original poster _can_ create a second throttle, he just _cannot see both_ the first and second throttles _at the same time_. This means that the original poster is configured for a DCC system which _does not_ limit JMRI to a single throttle.

Regards,
Billybob

SPROG Programmer mode is limited to one throttle because of SPROG hardware design.

SPROG Command Station mode not limited to one throttle. But SPROG performance. limitations (the command station code is in JMRI, not the hardware) may limit the practical number of simultaneous throttles in order to maintain responsiveness.
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Is it possible that you have some setting in Windows that auto-minimises non-active windows? ?Maybe you are in Tablet ?mode. ? ?See for a possible fix.

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First the disclaimer, I use Linux rather than Windows for JMRI so am falling back on past experience. Next the questions:

How are you switching between throttles? My expectation would be that you create two or more throttles which should each appear as separate windows and then you simply click on/in the appropriate window to activate it as the window holding current focus.

When the "other" throttle window becomes minimized you should have two buttons/icons in the taskbar, one for the open window and another for the minimized window. A single click on the taskbar button/icon for the minimized window should restore it to normal size on screen giving you both throttle windows open at the same time.

I think that I have at least one solution.? Right clicking on the taskbar lets me show all screens side by side.? There may be another solution so I will play with it.? This is a real learning curve for an old man,? Next, on to bigger and better things.? Thanks for everyone's help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!